Keedysville Man Killed In Railroad Accident
W Wheeler Kepler a 30 year old Keedysville resident died at 4 20 this morning at Brunswick hospital from injuries after falling under the wheels of a freight car at a Milville West Virginia plant Kepler on duty as a brakeman for the B and O railroad was clamping brakes when he lost his grip and fell the verdict of accidental death was returned by the Frederick county medical examiner He was a member of St Peter s church and had worked the past year as a brakeman for the railroad.
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W. Wheeler Kepler
Keedysville
Marnresmeet
Brunswick
Milville
W. Va
Kepler
Frederick County
St. Peter's
More Eligible for Retreads in Washington County
A new eligibility list for retread and recap tires is announced by the local Ration Board in Washington County. F N Thomas, chairman, says two lists exist: one mirroring new tire qualifications, and a second broad list granting discretionary support for contingencies. Applicants on the new list must prove their car serves essential community and national service, with approval by the local board.
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Washington County
F. N. Thomas
Leon Henderson
Flag etiquette changed by war
With the nation at war, Old Glory can be unfurled day and night. Local officers of the American Legion state that peace time practice required lowering the flag at night, but during war it may be displayed at night or kept up.
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American Legion
Liquor Board Debates Carhop Uniforms and Hemlines
In Austin the Texas Liquor Board wrestles with how much clothing carhop girls should wear as it weighs rules for beer gardens. A Houston carhop, Maxine Long, was shot dead by cattleman Henry Griffin, who then killed himself, prompting officials to clarify enforcement stance on dress codes. Sivil of Houston Café says skirts will reach knee-length by March, arguing the outfits are not indecent and serve as a display for visitors.
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Austin
Tfex
State Liquor Board
Liquor Board
Houston
Maxine Long
Henry M. Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Ben Moorehead
Griffin
W. J. Townsend
C. A. Paxton
Bert Ford
J. D. Sivil
Sivil
Dancer Chaney Offers To Resign OCF Post
Mayris Chaney, dancing protegee of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, offers to resign as Coordinator of the Children's Division of the Office of Civilian Defense. She cites serving the best interests of the physical fitness program and responds amid Congressional criticism of the payroll. Her $4,600-a-year post drew calls to remove alleged parasites and leeches from the OCD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
Maynus Chaney
Franklin D. Roosevelt
O. C.D
Philadelphia
Mayris Chaney
Eleanor Rooseveltt
Miss Chaney
Congress
James M. Landis
Gas Rationing To Conserve Rubber
Goodyear chairman Paul W. Litchfield warned in Phoenix that gasoline rationing would begin within two to three months to conserve rubber, not from a petroleum shortage. He noted Japan controls 70 percent of the world rubber sources and may add another 20 percent.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Japan
Minister Called Clerical Gigolo in Paton Will Case
Trial by jury granted in the $1,300,000 will of Mrs. Anna M. Paton after attorney described Rev. Dr. Henry Darlington as a clerical gigolo. Darlington, rector of Fifth Avenue’s Heavenly Rest, faces allegations of fraud and undue influence tied to shifting estate interests. Proceedings set for March 24 as relatives accuse him of a love affair and cite purported love letters.
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White Plains
N. Y
Anna M. Paton
Henry Darlington
Darlington
Episcopal Church
New York
Fifth Avenue
Paton
Westchester County
Charles D. Millard
Joseph Nickerson
Elijah H. Siter
Mary Owen
Elizabeth Pemberton
Siter
Nickerson
English In Schools May Be Eliminated
TOKYO February 18 Japanese Domei dispatch from Manila reports a complete revision of Philippine school books is underway and that the Japanese commander on Luzon recommends gradual elimination of English from schools. Wider use of Tagalog is envisioned and the abolishment of English is said to curb dependence on Anglo American culture and reinforce Oriental consciousness.
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Tokyo
Comei
Manila
Luzon
Domei
No Shutdown for Holiday in Washington War Effort
War Production Director Donald M. Nelson urged firms to cancel Washington's Birthday holid ay on February 23 to sustain wartime output. He warned the nation cannot afford any production line shutdowns and stressed using all three resources—time, labor, and machinery—to win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nation
Nelson
United States
Stock Of Autos Must Be Filed
Six Washington County auto dealers have filed inventories of their stock with the Washington County Ration Board. F M Thomas, chairman, announced today that the office has been instructed by the OPM to require immediate filing. Forms and information are available at the local Ration Board office.
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Washington County
Washington County Ration Board
F. M. Thomas
OPM
Ration Board
Thomas
Fear U S Officer Killed In Crash
A senior American officer is believed killed in the crash of a British aircraft in the sea en route to the United Kingdom. The plane went down off the southeast coast of England and it was feared that all passengers and crew, including the American officer and British personnel, were lost.
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London
United Kingdom
England
Chiang Kai-shek veterans cross into Thailand frontier
Reports from Rangoon say Chiang Kai-shek's veterans crossed the mountainous Thailand frontier from Burma as heavy fighting raged on the southern front. The Japanese reportedly forced a night crossing of the Bilin river after hand-to-hand actions with Indian troops, with British forces described as between the Sittang and Salween rivers. The Sittang near Martaban gulf lies close to Burma Road access to China, raising the prospect of Japanese sea and air landings on the Rangoon delta to attack the port. A report, unconfirmed, also claims Chinese troops crossed into Thai territory further north.
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Rangoon
Burma
Chiang Kai-shek
Thailand
Bilin
Sittang
Salween
Martaban Gulf
China
Wilson Trial Set as February Court Opens
State's Attorney Charles F Wagaman announced Dr Allen B Wilson a colored physician will be tried again Friday for abortion after the first trial last November ended in a hung jury Twenty trials are scheduled for opening day February criminal court The Wilson case leads Friday while Kenneth Fazenbacker manslaughter trial is slated for next Monday
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Charles F. Wagaman
Allen B. Wilson
Wilson
Kenneth Fazenbacker
Four Drivers Assessed Fines In City Court
Harry P. Cohen of Guilford Avenue paid 10.75 to Magistrate Harry E. Snyder for driving on improper tags after police noted he has resided here for months and used Pennsylvania plates. Other motorists, Thomas F. Shannon of Cumberland, Harold L. Struvle of Fayette County, and Robi D. Baker of Keedysville forfeited collateral for speeding in restricted zones.
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Harry P. Cohen
Guilford Avenue
Harry E. Snyder
Cohen
Pennsylvania
Thomas F. Shannon
Cumberland
Harold L. Struvle
Fayette County
Robi D. Baker
Keedysville
Rt. 1
Snyder
Hat found after decades returns to WWI veteran
Grove Phillips sailed for France with the American Expeditionary Force on June 9, 1918. He left behind a fatigue hat bearing his name and date. Nearly 24 years later his son at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, recovered the hat in a store room and sent it home.
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Logansport
Ind
Grove Phillips
France
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Shelby
Miss
Dizzy Driver Arrested in Hagerstown Drunken Driving Case
James Gardner of Hagerstown Route 5 was arrested near Conococheague for drunken driving. He was found guilty in city court by Magistrate M V B Bostetter and fined 100 dollars plus costs. Deputy Sheriff Robert Miller led the arrest.
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James Gardner
Hagerstown
Zero Hour For MacArthur Invasion Signals From War Dept
The War Department communique signals the start of the long anticipated assault on General Douglas MacArthur's lines in Bataan with increased enemy air activity and heavier artillery. Japanese reinforcements landed at Olongapo in Subic Bay, while four motor bombers attacked ships off Bangka island and reportedly sunk two transports. Two enemy barges were destroyed, with no damage to American planes.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Bataan Peninsula
Department
Bangka Island
Sumatra
Borneo
Dutch Leader Urges Allies to Seek Out Foe and Fight
Sydney dispatch reports Lt Governor Hubertus van Mook of the Netherlands East Indies urging the United Nations to take the offensive. He warns that retiring to prepared positions could cost the war and says Japan might threaten the Middle East and Russia if the Indies fall. He praises American attention to the Pacific and predicts a shift to war production and possible Russian action against Japan.
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van Mook
Sydney
Australia
United Nations
Hubertus van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Pacific
Washington
Middle East
Russia
America
Europe
Japan
Expansion at Hagerstown Airport Moves Forward
City Engineer Charles Stump met with Civil Aeronautics Authority officials in Washington to seek approval for runways at Hagerstown Airport. Proposed widening from 100 to 150 feet and extending the north-south runway at the south end, plus contact lighting, would enable night landings and accommodate large bombers. The airfield would join major cities in capacity as a primary training center for U. S. and Latin American pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stump
Washington
Hagerstown
Middleburg Pike
Civil Aeronautics Authority
U. S
Terhune, Noted Author, Is Dead
Albert Payson Terhune, author of simple dog stories that gained international fame, died at Sunnybank in Pompton Lakes New Jersey at age 69 after two years of ill health. He was six feet two inches tall and weighed 232 pounds, working tirelessly until age 64 before retirement, and passing at his estate with the collies he made famous.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Albert Payson Terhune
Terhune
Reath
Sunnybank
Collies
County Woman To Share In Estate
Mrs. E. M. Burns of Smithsburg is named to share in the estate of Dr. Joseph H. Mowers of Shippensburg who died February 7 at 86. The will allocates specific bequests to two hospitals two churches and about a dozen individuals. Mrs. Burns receives a $500 bequest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Burns
Smithsburg
Joseph H. Mowers
Shippensburg
Recap and Retread Deadline Drives Tire Owners
Local tire dealers report over 500 auto owners must return for uncapped tires as recap and retread work must be completed by midnight under Local Ration Board rules. Franklin N. Thomas says rationing will use the same machinery as for new tires and cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocal
Franklin N. Thomas
Five Japanese bombers downed in attack on Soerabaja base
Five Japanese bombers were shot down this morning in an attack on the vital Allied naval base at Soerabaja Java. Official reports say little damage and only a few casualties.
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Soerabaja
Java
US Fighters Bombers Unscathed In Indies Assault
U S fighters and bombers aided by Indies defense struck Japanese aircraft and invasion forces in southern Sumatra. Dutch bombers were shot down, four enemy planes fell to U S fighters with no losses. Aneta said a raid on Soerabaja caused few casualties and minor damage. A U S Dutch bomber force sunk one large transport and damaged two others while destroying troop barges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
N.E.L
Dutch East Indies
Sumatra
Southwest Pacific Command
Indies
Dutch High Command
Poles Help In Red Dash On Russian Front
Moscow reports Soviet troops carried out offensive battles and advanced to seize several populated points. A Stockholm dispatch claims a Soviet army corps with six Polish divisions is 50 miles from old Poland’s frontier moving into White Russia with Polish units armed by Britain and supported by Russian air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Stockholm
London Daily Herald
Old
Poland
Russia
Gandhi Chiang in Conference in Calcutta
Gandhi and Chiang Kai-shek met in Calcutta as Chiang tours India. Madame Chiang accompanied him. They were greeted at Birla Park by Nehru who escorted them to Gandhi, who was seated on the floor. An hour and twenty minute talk occurred before an Indian lunch with Nehru.
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Calcutta
Mohandas Gandhi
Chiang Kai-shek
India
Birla Park
Gandhi
Jawaharia
Nehru
Chiang
Generatissimo
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Willemstad
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
C.P
Essential Defense Workers
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OCF
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Dizzy Driver
MacArthur
Stump
Old Poland
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